diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
index 64e8f31e5adc..83eeb8318e9e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.c
@@ -2513,14 +2513,23 @@ exchange_scr(sc_softc_t *sc)
 void
 sc_puts(scr_stat *scp, u_char *buf, int len)
 {
+    int need_unlock = 0;
+
 #ifdef DEV_SPLASH
     /* make screensaver happy */
     if (!sticky_splash && scp == scp->sc->cur_scp && !sc_saver_keyb_only)
 	run_scrn_saver = FALSE;
 #endif
 
-    if (scp->tsw)
+    if (scp->tsw) {
+	if (!kdb_active && !mtx_owned(&scp->scr_lock)) {
+		need_unlock = 1;
+		mtx_lock_spin(&scp->scr_lock);
+	}
 	(*scp->tsw->te_puts)(scp, buf, len);
+	if (need_unlock)
+		mtx_unlock_spin(&scp->scr_lock);
+    }
 
     if (scp->sc->delayed_next_scr)
 	sc_switch_scr(scp->sc, scp->sc->delayed_next_scr - 1);
@@ -2895,6 +2904,7 @@ scterm(int unit, int flags)
 	(*scp->tsw->te_term)(scp, &scp->ts);
     if (scp->ts != NULL)
 	free(scp->ts, M_DEVBUF);
+    mtx_destroy(&scp->scr_lock);
 
     /* clear the structure */
     if (!(flags & SC_KERNEL_CONSOLE)) {
@@ -3078,6 +3088,8 @@ init_scp(sc_softc_t *sc, int vty, scr_stat *scp)
     scp->history = NULL;
     scp->history_pos = 0;
     scp->history_size = 0;
+
+    mtx_init(&scp->scr_lock, "scrlock", NULL, MTX_SPIN);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.h b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.h
index 45e96aec7a30..6d72b60b0f41 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.h
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/syscons.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #ifndef _DEV_SYSCONS_SYSCONS_H_
 #define	_DEV_SYSCONS_SYSCONS_H_
 
+#include <sys/lock.h>
+#include <sys/mutex.h>
+
 /* machine-dependent part of the header */
 
 #ifdef PC98
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ typedef struct scr_stat {
 
 	int		splash_save_mode;	/* saved mode for splash screen */
 	int		splash_save_status;	/* saved status for splash screen */
+	struct mtx	scr_lock;		/* mutex for sc_puts() */
 #ifdef _SCR_MD_STAT_DECLARED_
 	scr_md_stat_t	md;			/* machine dependent vars */
 #endif